Trust House: We can solve the housing crisis

Feb 7, 2019 | News

Trust House boss Allan Pollard said Trust House would borrow $15m to $17m for the plan that could solve the housing crisis in the region. He is disappointed nothing has happened over “months and months” of talks and that the Government is looking at “lining the...

Mayor intervenes in family housing crisis

Feb 7, 2019 | News

Kāpiti Coast District Mayor K Gurunathan has asked Council staff to do everything in their power to avoid the large family in Paraparaumu from being forced out of their Council-owned home with no-where to go. “This is a very unfortunate situation where the government...

Green building expert joins healthy homes tech start-up

Feb 5, 2019 | News

“Until now, we’ve never actually never been able to verify that the green buildings we construct can actually do what we say they do.” – Rochelle Payne Leading New Zealand green buildings expert Rochelle Payne (Ade) has taken an equity share in healthy homes...

New state houses for the elderly in Whangarei

Feb 5, 2019 | News

The one-bedroom homes on Maunu Road, in the suburb of Woodhill, are less than 500 metres from Whangarei Hospital, and have been designed for those with current or future mobility needs. “Housing NZ is building not just for today, but for future generations. That means...

​Govt must keep nerve if housing reforms to succeed

Feb 5, 2019 | News

That’s the advice from New Zealand’s largest sharebroking firm, First NZ Capital, in a note to clients on the political and practical challenges the government faces as it starts 2019 on the backfoot over slow progress on its flagship KiwiBuild affordable...

Record building consents show strong progress

Feb 5, 2019 | News

The number of building consents for new dwellings in 2018 reached 32,996 – of these 21,125 were stand-alone homes, 3,551 were apartments, 1,829 were retirement village units and 6,491 were town houses or home units. Government-related building consents reached 1,999,...

Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust open their first development

Feb 4, 2019 | News

The eight-unit development includes two four-bedroom and six two-bedroom homes. It will house a mix of families and individuals. Cate Kearney, CE of Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust says the complex is a wonderful addition to the Opawa community. “We are so pleased...

Landlords adding insulation ahead of July deadline

Feb 4, 2019 | News

Government-funded insulation grants for landlords ended last June. In November the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment estimated that, as of February last year, there could be almost 173,000 private rental properties still needing upgrading. Smart Energy...